2022 Laver Cup

2022 Laver Cup
Date	23–25 September 2022
Edition	5th
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	London, England
Venue	The O2 Arena
Champions
Team World  13 – 8

The 2022 Laver Cup was the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on an indoor hard court at The O2 Arena in London, England from 23 until 25 September.

This tournament marked the retirement of 20-time major singles champion and former singles world No. 1, Roger Federer.[1] The former champion partnered longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the opening doubles match, and was narrowly defeated in a third-set super tiebreak against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.[2]

Team World won the title for the first time.[3]

Player selection

On 3 February 2022, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.[4]

On 17 June 2022, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World.[5] On 29 June 2022, Andy Murray announced he would make his Laver Cup debut for Team Europe.[6]

Novak Djokovic was announced as the fourth player for Team Europe on 22 July 2022, completing the Big Four lineup for the event.[7]

On 2 August 2022, organizers announced that Jack Sock would join Team World.[8] On 10 August 2022, Team Europe announced its final line-up with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud also taking part.[9] Team World captain John McEnroe chose John Isner and Alex de Minaur as his final picks on 25 August 2022.[10] However, Isner withdrew due to injury. As a result, he was replaced by Frances Tiafoe.[11]

Federer played his 1750th (singles and doubles combined) and last match on the ATP Tour in doubles partnering Nadal on Day 1, and was replaced by alternate Matteo Berrettini from Day 2.[12] Nadal also withdrew after Day 1; his place was taken by Cameron Norrie.[13]

Prize money

The total prize money for 2022 Laver Cup was set at $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.[14][15]

Each winning team member pocketed $250,000, the same amount as in the 2021 Laver Cup. Each losing team member received $125,000.

Participants

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist Player Rank Casper Ruud 2 Rafael Nadal 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 Novak Djokovic 7 Roger Federer 9^PR(NR) Andy Murray 43 Matteo Berrettini 15 Cameron Norrie 8

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe Player Rank Taylor Fritz 12 Félix Auger-Aliassime 13 Diego Schwartzman 17 Frances Tiafoe 19 Alex de Minaur 22 John Isner 42 Jack Sock 128 Tommy Paul 29

	Withdrew prior to tournament (substituted by replacements)
	Replacement
	Withdrew after Day 1 of tournament (substituted by alternates)
	Alternate (substituted)
	Alternate (not substituted)

• Singles rankings as of 19 September 2022
• PR = Protected ranking
• NR = Not ranked

Team Europe

Ruud

Nadal

Tsitsipas

Djokovic

Federer

Murray

Berrettini

Norrie

Team World

Fritz

Auger-Aliass.

Schwartzman

Tiafoe

de Minaur

Sock

Paul

Matches

Each match win on day 1 was worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points won.[16]

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score	Team points after match
1	23 Sep	Singles	Casper Ruud	Jack Sock	6–4, 5–7, [10–7]	1–0
			Stefanos Tsitsipas	Diego Schwartzman	6–2, 6–1	2–0
			Andy Murray	Alex de Minaur	7–5, 3–6, [7–10]	2–1
		Doubles	R Federer / R Nadal	J Sock / F Tiafoe	6–4, 6–7^(2–7), [9–11]	2–2
2	24 Sep	Singles	Matteo Berrettini	Félix Auger-Aliassime	7–6^(13–11), 4–6, [10–7]	4–2
			Cameron Norrie	Taylor Fritz	1–6, 6–4, [8–10]	4–4
			Novak Djokovic	Frances Tiafoe	6–1, 6–3	6–4
		Doubles	M Berrettini / N Djokovic	A de Minaur / J Sock	7–5, 6–2	8–4
3	25 Sep	Doubles	M Berrettini / A Murray	F Auger-Aliassime / J Sock	6–2, 3–6, [8–10]	8–7
		Singles	Novak Djokovic	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3–6, 6–7^(3–7)	8–10
			Stefanos Tsitsipas	Frances Tiafoe	6–1, 6–7^(11–13), [8–10]	8–13
			Casper Ruud	Taylor Fritz	not played

Player statistics

Player	Team	Nat.	Matches	Matches win–loss			Points win–loss
				Singles	Doubles	Total	Singles	Doubles	Total
Félix Auger-Aliassime	World		3	1–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	3–0	6–2
Matteo Berrettini	Europe		3	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–3	4–3
Alex de Minaur	World		2	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–2
Novak Djokovic	Europe		3	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–3	2–0	4–3
Roger Federer	Europe		1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1
Taylor Fritz	World		1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	2–0
Andy Murray	Europe		2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–3	0–4
Rafael Nadal	Europe		1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1
Cameron Norrie	Europe		1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–2
Casper Ruud	Europe		1	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–0
Diego Schwartzman	World		1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1
Jack Sock	World		4	0–1	2–1	2–2	0–1	4–2	4–3
Frances Tiafoe	World		3	1–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	1–0	4–2
Stefanos Tsitsipas	Europe		2	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–3	0–0	1–3

References

1. "Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis after stellar career". The Guardian. 15 September 2022.
2. "Roger Federer bids emotional farewell in doubles defeat alongside Rafael Nadal". The Guardian. 24 September 2022.
3. "Tiafoe Captures Laver Cup For Team World". ATP Tour. 25 September 2022.
4. "Roger Federer set for London return after being named in Laver Cup side along with Rafael Nadal". Evening Standard. 3 February 2022.
5. "Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman first to line up for Team World". Laver Cup. 17 June 2022.
6. "Andy Murray to join Team Europe at Laver Cup London 2022". Laver Cup. 29 June 2022.
7. "Novak Djokovic joins dream lineup for Team Europe at Laver Cup 2022". Laver Cup. 22 July 2022.
8. "Jack Sock locked in for Team World". Laver Cup. 2 August 2022.
9. "Tsitsipas and Ruud round out Team Europe". Laver Cup. 10 August 2022.
10. "Isner & De Minaur complete Team World's lineup". Laver Cup. 25 August 2022.
11. "Frances Tiafoe Returns to Team World". Laver Cup. 13 September 2022.
12. "Roger Federer names dream doubles partner for final match after confirming he won't play singles at Laver Cup". The Independent. 21 September 2022.
13. "Double Duty as Djokovic Returns to Action". Laver Cup. 24 September 2022.
14. John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022.
15. Nathan Evans (21 September 2022). "Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022.
16. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

External links

• Official website